EP 3297035 A1 20180321 - SOLAR CELL ARRAY CONNECTIONS USING CORNER CONDUCTORS
Title (en)
SOLAR CELL ARRAY CONNECTIONS USING CORNER CONDUCTORS
Title (de)
SOLARZELLENANORDNUNGSVERBINDUNGEN MIT VERWENDUNG VON ECKLEITERN
Title (fr)
CONNEXIONS DE RÉSEAU DE CELLULES SOLAIRES AU MOYEN DE CONDUCTEURS D'ANGLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201662394636 P 20160914
- US 201662394616 P 20160914
- US 201662394623 P 20160914
- US 201662394627 P 20160914
- US 201662394629 P 20160914
- US 201662394632 P 20160914
- US 201662394649 P 20160914
- US 201662394666 P 20160914
- US 201662394667 P 20160914
- US 201662394671 P 20160914
- US 201662394641 P 20160914
- US 201662394672 P 20160914
- US 201715643274 A 20170706
- US 201715643277 A 20170706
- US 201715643279 A 20170706
- US 201715643282 A 20170706
- US 201715643285 A 20170706
- US 201715643287 A 20170706
- US 201715643289 A 20170706
Abstract (en)
A solar cell array is comprised of at least one solar cell and a substrate for the solar cell. The solar cell has at least one cropped corner that defines a corner region, wherein the corner region includes at least one contact for making an electrical connection to the solar cell. The contact comprises a front contact on a front side of the solar cell and/or a back contact on a back side of the solar cell, wherein the contact extends into the corner region. The solar cell is attached to the substrate such that corner regions of adjacent solar cells are aligned, thereby exposing an area of the substrate where electrical connections between the solar cells are made using corner conductors. The electrical connections are up/down and/or left/right series connections that determine a flow of current through the cells.
IPC 8 full level
H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01L 31/041 (2014.12); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] EP 1548847 A2 20050629 - CIT ALCATEL [FR]
- [A] US 2015144173 A1 20150528 - HOANG BAO [US], et al
- [A] US 5567248 A 19961022 - CHUNG DARIUS [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3297041 A1 20180321; EP 3297041 B1 20231122; EP 3297032 A1 20180321; EP 3297032 B1 20230510; EP 3297033 A1 20180321; EP 3297034 A1 20180321; EP 3297034 B1 20231122; EP 3297035 A1 20180321; EP 3297035 B1 20210804; EP 3297042 A1 20180321; EP 3297042 B1 20230510; EP 3907766 A1 20211110
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 17191159 A 20170914; EP 17191134 A 20170914; EP 17191154 A 20170914; EP 17191162 A 20170914; EP 17191166 A 20170914; EP 17191168 A 20170914; EP 21174069 A 20170914